Winner ofthe 2014 Reviewers Choice AwardWinner ofthe 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winner of the 2014 Reviewers ChoiceAwardWinner of the 2013 New Mexico-ArizonaBook Award When Lucia Amsden was in her mid-thirties, she was diagnosedwith rheumatoid arthritis. As there was little effective medication forarthritis in those days, her diagnosis was a blow that shattered her everyday world.But it also put her on a path toward a new, satisfying and authentic life. In Breaking Eggs:Finding New Meaning with Chronic Illness, Lucia shares the engaging storiesof her own journey, as well as stories of others who are healing. She leads thereader on an exploration of their innate power for moving into emotional andspiritual well-being. She provides ways to quiet the mind and connect to innerguidance, to move into a life filled with compassion and gratitude, to deeplyunderstand that the body is a gift to be treasured. This book is a delightful and practical guide for workingwith the challenges of illness, while supporting a daily life. Through itsmessage of hope and courage, it points the way to absolute acceptance ofoneself through forgiveness. It helps the reader tap into healing abilitiesthat are a basic part of human nature. Whatever challenge faces the reader, whether it's a chronicillness or simply a desire to fundamentally change, Breaking Eggs empowers them to begin with a decision to grow, and takea step forward. Lucia was a practicing family therapist for many years. Breaking Eggs: Finding New Meaning withChronic Illness is her second book.